Motif
honour-bound restraint because of another warrior's safeguard
honour_bound_restraint_because_of_another_warrior_s_safeguard
A motif of the Sacred Combat and Ritual Warfare family, within the sub-family Treachery and Forbidden Kin Combat. Every row below is a tagged passage; each rests on a quote in its source text.
1 occurrences
1 traditions
celtic irish
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The Ancient Irish Epic Tale Tain Bo Cualnge THE MARCH OF THE HOST / THE YOUTHFUL EXPLOITS OF CUCHULAIN / THE SLAYING OF ORLAM / THE PROPOSALS; lines 5826-5958 confidence: high
Etarcumul asks for battle; Cuchulain says he does not desire to fight and acts as he does because Etarcumul came under Fergus's honour from the men of Erin.
Cuchulain initially avoids killing Etarcumul because he came under Fergus's honour and protection; Fergus later rebukes Cuchulain until the circumstances are explained.
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